Grizzly Growler

I popped into the Myrtle St. Kettlehouse the other day for a beer, and I was pleasantly surprised to see they had a Crystal Pilsner on tap. This single-hop Pils was perfect after walking out of my air-conditioned office into Southern Baptists Sanctuary heat of a Missoula summer afternoon. Clean and crisp with some spice [...]

A reincarnation of last year’s Bohemian Rhapsody, Weekend at Bernie’s is a slightly hoppier version of that traditional Czech-style Pils, according to head brewer Matt Long, who said the biggest difference in this year’s version is the use of Weyermann Pilsner Malt as opposed to the Breiss IdaPils they used last year. Besides being a [...]

This beer gets points simply for the name. It’s one of the more creative beer names I’ve come across in recent memory. And after enjoying a few this weekend while doing yard work and playing softball, I’m convinced it’s one of those “little helpers” that helps anyone out, whether mama or not. This canned Pilsner [...]

Very few things evoke summer goodness like that old rope swing down by the favorite swimming hole. Hot days are not killed easily, but flying through the air and making a huge cannonball as the last jumper tries to clear the area is about as refreshing as it can get. And summer thirsts are not [...]

Not in the sense that they’re all mass-marketing beer that appeals to as wide a cross section of society as possible, but news out of BeerNews.org says Avery Brewing Company of Boulder, CO., will be canning something called Joe’s Premium American Pilsner for release later this summer. Based on pre-prohibition recipes for the early Bohemian-style [...]

It’s high time I write about this refreshing craft Pilsner from Kettlehouse Brewing Company. Al Pils has been one of my favorite people since I moved to Missoula almost three years ago. He’s often voted the top bar tender in Missoula, but it’s not just Al’s white-board witticism and growler-cleaning abilities that polish his image, it’s [...]